Exchange Tether (USDT ERC-20)
Tether’s dollar token on Ethereum — the ERC-20 contract, not the Tron one.
USDT at a glance
- Price (indicative)
- $1
- Block time
- ~12 sec
- Network
- Ethereum
- Token standard
- ERC-20
The price is a reference figure from our own rate feed, not a quote — every swap is re-priced across our liquidity partners at the moment you confirm, and the best receive amount wins. How that comparison works is on the methodology page.
About Tether
USDT is a dollar-denominated token issued by Tether, redeemable one-for-one against reserves the issuer holds. The ERC-20 version lives on Ethereum, settles under Ethereum’s twelve-second blocks, and costs Ethereum gas to move — which can be dollars per transfer when the network is busy.
The same ticker exists on Ethereum, Tron, Solana and several other chains, and the versions are not interchangeable. Sending ERC-20 USDT to a Tron address, or vice versa, does not arrive and is not recoverable.
Every USDT balance is a claim on a centralised issuer, and that issuer can freeze specific addresses at any time. That is a different risk from price volatility, and it is the reason a dollar balance is not the same thing as a bearer asset.
Sending and receiving USDT
- Before you send. Match the network exactly. This is the Ethereum ERC-20 contract, so the receiving address must be an Ethereum address.
- Set a refund address. It is the only route funds have back to you if a swap cannot complete — a deposit below the minimum, or one arriving after the quote window closed. See refund handling.
- Nothing is held for you. Deposits are forwarded, not stored, and the data kept is the amount and the two addresses — purged once the swap finalizes. The full picture is on the privacy page.
USDT exchange pairs
Any pair is quotable, not just these — every supported coin can be swapped against every other, and the popular routes each have a page of their own.
USDT — common questions
How do I swap USDT without an account?
Pick the pair, enter an amount, and give a destination address and a refund address. There is no registration, no email and no identity check — you send the deposit from your own wallet and the funds are forwarded on. Nothing is held on your behalf at any point.
When is my USDT sent out?
As soon as the deposit has the confirmations the network requires — the exchange runs automatically, with no manual approval step and no queue on our side. You can follow every stage on the tracking page a swap gets the moment it is created.
Is there a minimum USDT amount?
Yes, and it moves with network conditions, so the widget shows the live figure for whichever pair you pick before you confirm. Minimums exist to keep on-chain costs a small fraction of the swap rather than swallowing it. There is no maximum.
Which network does USDT settle on here?
Ethereum, as a ERC-20 token. The same ticker exists on several chains and the versions are not interchangeable — a transfer to an address on the wrong network cannot be recovered by us or by the exchange.